Alumni

Laura (Pochylski) Twarog, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Evaluation of a Basal-Bolus Insulin Protocol in Hospitalized Non-ICU Patients
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Melissa (Rozek) Zalenski, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Impact of Dispense to Bedside Pilot Program on Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients at a Community Hospital
Pharmacy School: SUNY – University at Buffalo

Harpreet Kaur, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Evaluation of Pediatric Medication Safety Initiatives in the Emergency Department of a Community Hospital
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Charles Hinton, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
PGY2 Residency: Administration – Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston SC
Resident Research: Outcomes of Pharmacist Led Medication Management in Care Transitions Pilot Program on Resolution of Drug Therapy Problems for Heart Failure Patients
Pharmacy School: SUNY – University at Buffalo

Andrew Putzak, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Awareness of Medication Costs and Impact of Pricing Transparency on Prescribing Practices in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Preparing For Payment Model Reform
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Shaili Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Clinical Outcomes of an Inpatient Pharmacist-Directed Anticoagulation Service in a Community Hospital
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Daniel Davide, PharmD, BCPS
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacist – Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo NY
Resident Research: Effect of Code Cart Rearrangement on Compliance with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Guidelines
Pharmacy School: SUNY – University at Buffalo

Courtney Jarka, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
PGY2 Residency: Psychiatric, Hunter Homes McGuire VAMC, Richmond VA
Resident Research: Outcomes of Weight-Based Dosing of Norepinephrine in Obese Patients with Shock
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Jaclyn Healy, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Effect of Early Electronic Notification of an Emergency Department Pharmacist on Sepsis Bundle Compliance
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Joseph Graber, PharmD
Resident Research: Efficacy of the single item literacy screener questionnaire in optimizing the role of a clinical pharmacist in the ambulatory care setting
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Alyssa (Cizdziel) Wozniak, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Transitional care antimicrobial stewardship to optimize treatment duration in patients diagnosed with pneumonia at a community hospital
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Kristen Cirbus, PharmD, BCPS
PGY2 Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago IL
Resident Research: Pharmacy Directed Insulins Protocol in Non-Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients
Pharmacy School: Duquesne University

Lindsay (Hurley) Landi, PharmD, BCPS
Resident Research: Impact of Pharmacist Intervention on Medication Literacy and Adherence in Cardiac Patients
Pharmacy School:  D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Morgan McCarthy, PharmD, BCPS 
Resident Research: Impact of Pharmacy Intervention on Inappropriate Use of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the Intensive Care Unit
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Emma Gargala, PharmD
PGY2 Residency: Internal Medicine- Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis MN
Resident Research: Advanced practice pharmacist de-escalation of vancomycin with negative methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nasal swab
Pharmacy School: SUNY – University at Buffalo

Lukas Brightman, PharmD
Resident Research: Fluoroquinolone Prescribing in Accordance to a Health System Antimicrobial Guideline
Pharmacy School: SUNY- University at Buffalo

Colleen McKinney, PharmD
Current Position: Rochester General- Clinical Pharmacist
Resident Research: Impact of Multicenter Pharmacist Involvement on Transitions of Care in High Risk Patients
Pharmacy School: SUNY- University at Buffalo

Samantha Faso, PharmD
PGY2 Residency: Oncology- Novant Health, Charlotte NC
Resident Research: Impact of prior authorization process on patient care, a multicenter study in the ambulatory care setting
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Alicia Courtney, PharmD
Resident Research: Compliance with a Health-System based Anticoagulation Reversal Protocol
Pharmacy School: Albany School of Pharmacy

Kevin Maddock, PharmD
Resident Research: Characterizing the use of Anticoagulants in Peripheral Artery Disease
Pharmacy School: St. John Fisher College of Pharmacy

Katie Rashid, PharmD
Resident Research: Twice vs. Thrice Daily Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Medical Patients
Pharmacy School: St. John Fisher College of Pharmacy

Nicole Wilcox, PharmD
PGY2 Residency: Pediatrics- University of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Resident Research: Impact of Provider Education Initiative on Opioid Usage and Prescribing Patters in Postoperative Patients
Pharmacy School: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Alana Martin, B.S., PharmD
Resident Research: Impact of Pharmacist Education on Potassium and Magnesium Replacement in Non-Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients
Pharmacy School: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Isabella Reynolds, PharmD
Resident Research: Incidence of Hypoglycemia in the Setting of Administering Insulin for Hyperkalemia
Pharmacy School: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Natalie Esadah, PharmD
Resident Research: Evaluation of the Relationship Between Anticoagulation Regimens and Incidence of Thromboembolism in COVID-19 Patients
Pharmacy School: D’Youville College School of Pharmacy

Benjamin Zak, BS, PharmD
Resident Research: Assessment of asymptomatic bacteriuria management in the emergency department before and after urinary tract infection education
Pharmacy School: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Catherine DeFazio, BC, PharmD
PGY2 Residency: Ambulatory Care at SUNY Upstate Medical University
Resident Research: Effectiveness of Once Daily versus Twice Daily Intravenous Diuresis Dosing for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Pharmacy School: Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher University

Nicholas Langdon, PharmD
Resident Research: “Relationship between the magnitude of hyperglycemia and the incidence of antimicrobial resistance in patients with urinary pathogens”
Pharmacy School: D’Youville School of Pharmacy

Lauren Paul, PharmD
Resident Research: Pharmacist driven interchange to preferred pre-operative antibiotics
Pharmacy School: D’Youville School of Pharmacy

Alyssa Privitera, PharmD
Resident Research: Evaluating Current Practices of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy and Associated Outcome
Pharmacy School: D’Youville School of Pharmacy

Sandra Labib, PharmD
Resident Research: Safety of Intranasal TXA for Epistaxis in Emergency Department Patients on Anticoagulation
Pharmacy School: D’Youville School of Pharmacy

Maddie Lippa, PharmD
Resident Research: Effect of Optimizing Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy before Discharge on Heart Failure Readmission in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Pharmacy School: Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher University

Katherine Purdy, PharmD
Resident Research: Compliance with the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Guidelines during Inpatient Cardiac Arrest Associated with Pharmacist Presence
Pharmacy School: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences